Pressure-difference-creating device for flow-meters and the like.



HI H. MAPELS DEN. PRESSURE DIFFERENCE CREATING DEVICE FOR F'LOW METERS AND THE LIKE.

' APPLICATION FILED SEPTA. I918.

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Application filed September 4. 1918. Serial No. 252.665.

Toiall whom it may concern."

-Be it known that I, HAROLD -MAPELS- DEN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Schenectady county of Schenectady, State of New ork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pressure- Difierence-Creating Devices for Flow-Meters. and the like, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to pressure difference creating apparatus, or devices such as are associated with a conduit through which a fiuid flows and create a pressure dif- Furthermore, with orifices of ordinary. structure it is necessary for the manufacturer to carry in stock or be preparedtofur: nish a large number of different sizes, for the 7 size to be used depends notonly on the con- 60 duit diameter but also on the rate offiow-.'

One of th primary objects of my inven- 1 tion is to provide an improved-presstiredifference which bears a definite relation-to the rate of flow. One of the principal applications for pressure difference creating devices of this type is in connection with flow meters, the leading and trailing pressure-pipes in such case being connected to a suitable U-tube manometer or similar instrument for indicating or indicating and recording pressure diflt'erences set up. Such devices may however, find other applications being adapted for use wherever it may be desired to utilize a pressure dlfi GIBI ICWWlflCh bears a definite relation to the flow of fluid through a conduit. The invention relates particularly to a pressure diiierence creating apparatus or device of the so-termed orifice type which consists of a disk which extends across the conduit and has an opening through it of lesser diameter than the conduit. This forms a restricted passage in the conduit and the leading and trailing pressures are taken oil from the up stream and down stream sides of the disk respectivcly as is Well understood. a

In findingthe flow through an orifice, two of the factors which-enter into it are the area of the orifice and the area of the conduit on the up stream side of the orifice.

.curately the-exact conduit area.

7 shows the arrangement of Fig.3 connected 90,

ference creating device of the orifice type WhlCh is independent of the conduit diameter and which is adapted for use in conduitsof i various diameters so as to decrease the nuinber of sizes required to meet thecommercia'l demand.

In practice, a with where the direction of flow varies from 7 time to time being at one time in one direction and at another time in the other direction, and a further object of my invention is to provide a pressure difference 'creatin device which when installed may be use for flow in either direction. Eor a consideration of what Ibelieve'to be novel and my invention, attention is directed to the accompanying description and the claims appended-thereto.

In the drawin Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a pressure difi'erence creating device embodyin my invention; Fig. 2 is a view similar. to ig. 1, showing the device of Fig.- lused in a larger conduit; Fig.

3 is-a longitudinalsectional view of a pressure difierence creating device adapted to measure flow in either direction, and Fig. 4

to a single meter instrum'ent. lieferring to'the'drawing, Fig. 1, 8 indicates a conduit through which a fluid to be metered flows and 9 an annular disk or plate having an orifice 10. On the up stream side 95.

of thedisk 9 is a straight tube or pipesection 11 of slightly greater diameter than the orifice 10 and connected to the wall at the periphery of the orifice by a rounded or curved wall 12 which serves to direct the 1( fluid from the tube 11 to the orifice in a smooth, even manner. The leading pressure is taken through a pipe 13 which connects with' the inside of tube 11 preferably adjacent its up stream end. Pipe 13 extends 1 through an opening in' conduit 8 and is sur rounded by a suitable stufiing b'ox-"14c to prevent leakage. By this means the leading pressure is taken from a pipe section having an exact area, and is not dependent on" the 1 condition a is sometimes, met 70,

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40 .4 22' andQS, and 24 indicates the orifice.

exact ares of themuin-conduit 8. Oirthe a down strez jni side disk 9 is provided with 1 nozzle which flares outwerdl direct the fluid flowin smooth, even manner an the trailing presso as to there rum in a sure pipe 16'is connected to conduit 8 at at point between disk 9 andthe end of nozsle' 15. This connection is made at such point because it has been found that with an orifice' having a nozzle po nting down stream the pressure drop is substantially the same at all points in the space between the down nozzle. The disk 9 is clamped between stream side. of the disk-and the end of the flanges 17 on adjacent conduit ends-'by In Fig. 2. zi'jpressure difference creating odevicesiiniler tof thet of Fig. l'is shown i H except that the disk 9 which crresponds to disk 9 of Fig.21 is o'f greater diameter thereby permittingthepressure difference cresting'. device to be used in a larger conduit.

- As'is Well understood, pipes 13 and 16 of Figs]; and pipes and 1'6. of Fig. 2 lead tdnnyfsuitableftype of indicating orindiouting and recording instrument. I

' ;,I ig.- 3shows air arrangement siniile.r to that of Figs, 1 and 2 egzcept that both sides of the d-iskconteining the orifice are provided with straight-pipe sections thereby adapting the pressure difference creating device for; mefli l l'i gfiou" in either direct tion. 5 QO-indicates the annular orplate, held between flanges -21-on conduit sections ,I theitwo'zsides' of disk' mm straight tubes or pipe sections 26 and 27" connected to the Wall at the peripheryof the 'Ol'ifi(3@f24 by curved walls 28 end'29 30 and 31 indicate .leading and trailin pipes respectivelj for fiowiin'e direction if -oni left to right, end 32 and indicate leading and trailing pipes respectively for flow from right to left. These sets of pipes may be connected to separate indicating or indicating and recording.instruments as is usual or they may be oonnectedto the same instrument.

In cases wherezthe directioi'i of flow nieiy change at on? time and it is notknown in .udvanoewhichdirection theflow will be st any instant, one set oifpipes as the set coin prising pipes '36 and is connected to one v instrument in the usual manner and the v u e 331s connected to another instrument in the gusuul inlet-liner. (h e instrument W ll then' other set of pipes con'iprising pipes and gufieasure flow inmne direction und'th'e other directionia i that the exponent messes I In cases where, although the conditions aresuchthet flow may take place in either direction, it known in advance in which direction the flow will i be, an hrrungement embodying 2i single instrument as shown in. Fig. 4, may be used. In Fig. at the two of pipes-30, Lil and*32;33 areconnected to the two sides of an instrument 3% and are provided with suitable valtes 35, the pipes 30 and 32 being connected tothe lending 7 side of instrument 3% and the pipes 31 and right to left. if-Fig. 2 is intendedto show how the device of -Fig. l-"is, adapted-- to conduits of. a size [larger than thntiotf Fig; l end reference 'iiu morals have been used on'Fig. 2 the same Q 1 ustho'se :on. Fig. 1 except v a has heen edded";

The k or plete with the orifice therein end the tubes ,or pipe sections connected therewithmey he made up in. any suitable manner. 111, Figs. 1 and 2 an integral structure is shown, the parts heingcast or otherwise formed all in {one piece. In 3 a' hui1t up structure is shown. the disk or "date- 20 ,hein rovidedwithshort fizuwes adjacent the orifice therein to, which pipe sections 26 and 27 ere fastened as by means of rivets, i i

With the foregoing arrangements it will he cie-(i 't'het the nccuri cy ofu flowmeter embodying my invention does not depeiul onthe exactness ,With which the conduit uresi is determined and in fact is quitefinde' pendent of it. i As a result theconstgint-ior a flow, meter canfb accurately. calculiited before the meter is! installed. Furthermore the seine orifice errungementlmay he used for pipes of a considerable range in diameter. Als0,- vtheiimproved orifice arrangement has the. advantage that itis not affected "by eddies in the flow and hence it meyheused directly adjacent elbows, gate valves or othei'fdevices which, are found in conduits and which set up eddies in the flow. i y r v In accordance withthc provisions of the tmtentstntutesrl have described the prin- .ciple of ojierzttion of my invention, together with the apparatus which 1 now consider to represent the best embod ment thereof, but

I desire to hziveit understood that the epparatus-show-n is only illIlSill'flillVQ,-i1lld that the invention can he carried out by other means. I

What'l' claim as new end desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is: The combination with u conduit'through which n fluid'flows, of an apparatus, iissociated" with the conduit for. setting up it pressure difi'erence which hears it definite re 1,aes,osa

"'lo d'ownstream side of said disk.

1, 2. The combination with a conduit through which a fluid flows, of anapparatus-asso- Lciated with the conduit for setting up a pressure difierence' which bears a definite v relation to the rate of flow through the conduit, said apparatus comprising an annular disk extending transversely of the conduit and forming an orifice, a -straightsection of pipe connected to the disk at the periphery '20 of the orifice and pointing up stream, a tube similarly connected with SELlddlSk and extending down stream, a leading pressure pipe connected with said straight pipe section, and a trailing pressure pipe connected with the conduit between said disk and the down stream end of said tube. y 3. The combination withaconduitthrough which a fluid flows, of an apparatus associated with the" conduit for setting up a pressure difierence which bears a definite relation to the rate of flow through the conduit, saidapparatus comprisin an annular disk extending transversely o the conduit and forming an orifice, a straight section of pipe on each side of the disk andconnected thereto at the periphery of the orifice, a leading pressure pipe connected to each straight pipe section, and a trailing pressure pipe connected to the conduit on each side of the disk at-a point between the disk and the end of the adjacent pipe section.

4. The combination with a conduit through which a ciated with the conduit for setting up a pressure difi'erence which bears a definite uid flows, of an apparatus assorelation to the rate of flow through the coilduit, said apparatus comprising an annular disk extending transversely of the conduit and forming an orifice, a straight section of pipe on each side. of the disk and connected thereto at the periphery of the orifice, a pressure responsive mechanism, leading pressure pipes connecting it to each of said straight pipe sections, and trailing pressure pipes connecting-it to the conduit on each side of said disk.

5. The combination with a conduit through which 'a fluid to be metered flows, of a pressure difierence creating device of the orifice type associated therewith and comprising a disk which extends across the conduit and has an orifice therein, a straight section of pipe connected to the disk on" the up stream side, a leading pressure pipe connected to said straight section ofpipe and extending out through the conduit, a section ofpipe connected to the disk on the down stream side, and a trailing pressure pipe connected with the conduit on the down stream side of the. disk between said disk and the end of last-named section of pipe.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 3rd day of September, 1918.

HAROLD H. MAPELSDEN. 

